Williams & Meyers, Oil and Gas Law is the most authoritative and comprehensive treatise on oil and gas law. Frequently cited by the courts and highly regarded by oil and gas attorneys, the treatise monitors changes to the law as well as new and developing areas.

Avoid costly mistakes and handle the legal problems of the industry with the expert guidance you'll find on:

Included as part of this set is the handy Manual of Oil and Gas Terms, which defines over 5,700 legal, engineering, industrial, and tax terms, and supplies references to relevant cases and law review articles construing the terms.

First published in 1959. 8 Volumes, Looseleaf, updated with revisions.

Authors / Contributors

Patrick H. Martin

Bruce M. Kramer

Patrick H. Martin

Patrick H. Martin is Campanile Professor of Mineral Law, Emeritus, at Louisiana State University Law Center. Professor Martin taught at the LSU Law Center from 1977 to 2011, including courses in Jurisprudence, Contracts, and Mineral Law. From 1982 to 1984, he served as the Commissioner of Conservation for the State of Louisiana. Prior to joining the faculty at LSU, Professor Martin taught at the University of Tulsa Law School. Before entering teaching, he was a staff attorney with Gulf Oil Corporation in New Orleans. Professor Martin holds the B.A., M.A., and Ph. D. degrees from Louisiana State University and the J. D. degree from the Duke University Law School. Professor Martin has served as an arbitrator, mediator, and consultant in the oil and gas industry.

Bruce M. Kramer

Bruce M. Kramer is the Maddox Professor of Law Emeritus at Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas. Professor Kramer received his J.D. degree from the U.C.L.A. School of Law and his LL.M. degree in environmental and natural resources law from the University of Illinois College of Law. His principal areas of teaching and research are oil and gas law and land use planning. He has written over 50 law review articles and treatise chapters in those fields over the past 20+ years.